Photo: Sen Aisha Binani, Adamawa APC guber candidate
APC suspends Sen Binani’s campaign DG over alleged anti-party activities
Barely two weeks to the re-run governorship election in Adamawa state, the crisis rocking the Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has worsened with the suspension of the Director-General of Sen. Aisha Binani’s campaign organization, Ahmed Barata.
The suspension comes less than a fortnight after the Secretary to the Government of the federation, (SGF) Boss Mustapha was suspended and quickly reinstated.
The executive members of APC, in Ketembere Ward, Shelleng Local Government Area of Adamawa State, announced the suspension of Barata, a former senator, over alleged anti-party activities.
Barata’s suspension is contained in a letter made available to newsmen in Yola on Friday, addressed to Barata and copied to APC Chairman Shelleng local government Area.
The letter titled: “Suspension From Being a Member All Progressives Congress APC,” was signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the party alongside all other members of the executive of the ward.
According to them, the resolution to suspend Barata was arrived at during a meeting of the ward executive, held on March 27, 2023, in Ketembere
“With due regards to all relevant sections of article 21 of the All Progressives Congress constitution, 2022, as amended, which as well empowers the ward executive committee to take disciplinary measures against any erring members, irrespective of his or her status, we the Exco members of this ward therefore, have resolved in our 27 March, 2023 meeting to suspend you on the following grounds:
“Anti-Party activities during the 18 March, Governorship and House of Assembly Elections.”
“Impersonation of the party by appointment of agents in same election as mentioned above.
“Being a principal actor in causing crisis at the polling unit between agents sent by the party and those you sent during the 18 March Governorship and House of Assembly Election.”
“And withhold of relief food items sent to party faithful before election by the APC Governorship Candidate, Distinguish Sen Aisha Ahmed Binani,” the statement added.
It concluded that, in view of the decision, all the relevant authorities including organs of the zone and the State, security agencies and members of the public would be fully informed about the development.
